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State ID - Renewing

You will receive a renewal notice about 45 days before your standard or enhanced
state ID card expires. You may renew your ID up to six months early at any
Secretary of State office if you are unable to renew it by mail or on time for
any reason.

If your Social Security
number has not been verified by the Department of State, you will be asked
to provide proof of a valid Social Security number. If you are applying for a
standard state ID card and do not have a Social Security number, you must
present a letter of ineligibility from the Social Security Administration and
proof
of legal presence.

Renewing OnlineYou may renew
your standard state ID card online through ExpressSOS if you are a U.S. citizen
with a valid Social Security card. Renewing online is convenient and timesaving.
Online renewal is not yet available for enhanced state ID cards. For more
information, select
"Renew State ID Card" from the ExpressSOS
home page.

Renewing by Mail

Fill out and sign the renewal notice

Update your address in the space provided

Pay by check, money order, Discover, Visa or MasterCard

Mail at least three weeks before your state ID card expires

Renewing at a Secretary of State Office

Visit any Secretary of State office

Present your state ID card or other acceptable identification

Present proof of your
Social Security number
or a letter of ineligibility from the Social Security Administration.

Whether you renew online,
by mail or at a branch office, your renewed ID card is valid for up to four
years and should arrive in the mail within two to three weeks.

If you are in the U.S. and have temporary
legal presence, you will be issued a limited-term state ID card.
A limited term ID card is valid for up to four years. If you are eligible to
renew it, the ID card expiration date will not extend beyond the end date of
your temporary legal presence.

Name Changes

You may process a name change when renewing your valid state ID card at a
branch office. Present it with proof of the name change, which must be
established through an official record, such as a certified marriage
license, divorce decree or a legal name change document. A fee will be
charged to correct your name and a new photograph will be taken.

If
you are out of state and your standard ID card is up for renewal or expires, you
may be eligible to renew it online through ExpressSOS. For more information,
select "Renew State ID Card" from the
ExpressSOS home
page. State ID cards that require a name change or correction to a date of birth
must be renewed at a Secretary of State office.